Lovely Vintage Pine Needle Basket Tray with Handles spotted pig ” translating to "discourse on

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I think it is just a fantastic little thing

and certainly could be used as such--and I must say it makes a very strong argument for the return of buying blocks of ice and chipping ice by hand

and then that top hat

Lovely Vintage Pine Needle Basket Tray with Handles spotted pig ” translating to "discourse onThis pine needle basket tray, probably mid 20th century and Coushatta (Southeast U. S native), is just lovely, with a terrific interplay between the warm brown of the pine needles and the light stitching, which creates a spiral pattern as it joins one pine needle bundle to the next. Plus those beautifully knotted "golden sun" details at the handles and center! The basket, which I believe was made to hold a pie plate, seems to have been finished with a